Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Harper and I had such a fun day today! Nonny, Harper and I headed out this morning and went to Tulsa. (There are so many of you in Tulsa that I would love to have called to see but we had a very quick whirlwind trip so there just wasn't time this time!)We made a quick stop at the NICU at St. Francis. It felt weird to be at the hospital on a 100 degree day since we had been there during very cold weather and a snow storm. All of our nurses and Harper's doctor were either off or in classes so we didn't see anyone we knew but it was bittersweet to be back where we spent so many hours.Then we went for a quick lunch at Pei Wei. YUMMY!!!! Dummy me ordered KungPou Chicken which I love but then I got it and remembered that I can't eat peanuts (which it has) or anything cooked in peanut oil (which I was scared it was) so I had to make mom trade meals with me. I'm still getting used to avoiding foods for Harper's allergies.And then the reason for our trip - we got to meet BOOMAMA and BIGMAMA!!!!!!!!!

Um, I think Caroline needs a little sister????? :-)

They were EXACTLY as you think they would be. So fun and friendly and nice and hilarious! Sophie and Melanie were the first blogs I ever read of people I didn't know. I think I started reading both of them about 3 years ago (I really have no idea how I stumbled upon them but they have been my daily read every single morning since.) Seriously - no matter what I do - I start my day by reading their blogs and they always leave me laughing. I was just THRILLED to death to meet them today - I never dreamed I would get to meet them - especially both at once! I even felt so at home - I actually sat and fed Harper in front of them (I can't believe I did that but Harper was furious and hungry). ha!They had just spent the last few days at Pioneer Woman's ranch and Ree sent two pans of her famous cinnamon rolls - one each for me and my mom. I can't believe I actually have in my possession cinnamon rolls made by THE pioneer woman. And OH SWEET GOODNESS HEAVENS TO BETSY they are some kind of good. I'm pretty sure I will eat the entire pan myself in 2 days. You can get the recipe here and if you read it - you can imagine why they are over the moon good. I will be making some soon.

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Looks like you had a fun day! I hate that your nurses weren't working today, it always makes me happy to see how well my patients are doing! I'm glad you got to meet those fabulous bloggers! And YUM! I think I want a cinnamon roll now!

Aww, what a sweet day it sounds like! I always hear (well, read rather) about people saying here in blogland things along the lines of "if I knew so-and-so in real life, we'd be friends." But, you know what, to me, it is my real life and I have really made some great friends that, like you, I start my days off with, I pray about, laugh with, cry with, everything...just like I have known them my whole life. So I think it is so sweet and truly precious that you got to meet some of your friends! And, um, really sweet and precious that you got that pan of cinnamon rolls! ;o)

Wow what a great visit...looks like you all had fun. I know what it means to visit the nurses...after my hubby's stay in the hospital I'm still friends with some of his nurses (they are amazing people with such a gift)!

I am so thankful you ladies had a great 'day trip'! And so thankful you were able to meet up with the "Mama's" of all "Mama's" :)Will have to check out the recipe, those cinnamon rolls look delish.Thanks for sharing and blessings always,KayeMatthew 21:22

What a great day. Can't wait to meet some of my bloggy friends. Have become very close to another group met on-line and they are among the truest friends I have. After five years 12 of us met in person last fall and what a super time we had. Another trip planned for this fall. People were even nicer than they seemed on-line.

I couldn't wait to read your blog tonight. I have been wondering if Melanie is as funny in person as on her blog. She cracks me up every day. The nerd in me wanted to Twitter you and tell her how much I love her. lol Then I thought better of it and restrained myself.

It's always exciting to finally meet somone who reads your blog. I met a nice lady a few weeks ago for lunch and we had a great time. In the next few weeks I will be meeting another reader and a friend from the WebMd fertility board and I'm so excited.

Those cinnamon rolls look so good, but really hard to make! I'm not that great at making things from scratch :P My ADD would probably force me to skip over an important ingredient by reading the directions to fast (trust me, this happens a lot!) HA. That is neat you got to meet a few fellow bloggers. <3 Bon

I AM SOOOO JEALOUS!!! I love the Pioneer Woman and am just dying to visit her ranch!!! I think right now that would be my dream vacation. My husband thinks I'm crazy but he loves all the things I cook from her website!!! Harper looked adorable. I wish all her buddies would have been working at NICU! They need to see how dang cute she is!!!

I've had the privilege of meeting some people that I first met online...it's such an amazing thing to be able to do! And you got to share it with two of them! Now if I can only figure out how to climb through the internet to and get to those cinnamon rolls....Continuing to pray for your family!1 Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.Prayer BearsMy email address

You lucky duck! I would love to meet those ladies (I read both their blogs) and would LOVE to sample Ree's cinnamon rolls (also addicted to her blog). Wonderful the community that blogs creates, right?God is good!

What fun!! You are part of my daily blog reads too. I just never comment.I made the PW Cinnamon Rolls for Christmas gifts this year for neighbors. They'd already asked if I'm making them for 4th of July-they can't go 6 months more without them.

OHHHHH Pei Wei is a favorite here! Our office makes a trip there for lunch at least every other week. Sounds/looks like you had a great time! I can totally relate there with getting up in the morning and reading all the blog updates of my favorite blogs!

I found BooMama and BigMama's blogs thanks to your blog, and yes, I read them everyday, too! I am so happy for you that you got to meet them in person. I often think how fun it would be to meet some of the women I have been reading about...Enjoy your cinnamon rolls!

how fun. i was reading big mama today and saw her pic with y'all. harper was looking none too happy. i laughed when BM said it was her that made harper cry!always enjoy your blog, and although i don't comment all the time, i am an every post reader. i'm far from having a newbie inthe house, but enjoy reliving those days!take care and enjoy those cinnamon rolls. yum!! (ps i'd leave out the part about her giving your mom a pan. i would have conveniently "forgotten" it ha!)

Just wanted to let you know that your site is my must-read blog in the morning. After many weeks of hospital bedrest and then losing my son's twin last summer, it's been a source of comfort and strength for me, along with Angie's Smith's site and a few others. If you ever want to check out my blog, which I don't get to update as often as you do, it's:www.newsfromthenestnj.blogspot.comThanks again for sharing...as you say on your blog, We would so be friends if we met in real life." :->

Those cinnamon rolls sure look tasty! So hungry. :) The trip to Tulsa must have been so bittersweet. How great will it be to take Harper there once she is older and will know what took place there. She is a miracle!! Happy Thursday.

Harper looks so cute, and I know you had fun meeting Sophie and Melanie. I haven't met Melanie, but Sophie was my sorority big sister at Mississippi State. And she is just as funny and wonderful in person as she is on her blog. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, who knew her at MSU loved her! She could walk into a room and have everybody there in stitches with just a couple of words. She has such a fast wit, and her laugh is contagious, isn't it?

I sure am enjoying your blog. Our almost-3-year-old son loves to look at pictures of babies and he saw Harper's picture a minute ago and said, "Pretty baby, Mama!" He's no fool!

Funny how you talked about reading peoples blogs you don't even know. I don't know you and someone got me hooked onto your blog. This was after Harper was already home from the hospital. I love your blog. It's fun to see what other SAHM are doing during the day. Thank you for sharing your lives with us. God Bless

What a fun, fun day! Love, Love Harpers white bow. I look so forward to meeting some of my bloggy friends too one day too. There are so many that I feel exactly the same as you...that my day is not complete unless I read them. Yours in certainly in my daily list:)

My bloggers paths crossed again ! I began following you from Jessi's blog "Babes Having Babes" and praying for Harper then I started following PW's blog from Bakerlla's blog. Then reading PW's blog today I followed a link about her visitors and saw Harper ! I had to do a double take. I think it's meant to be ! It's so good to see both you so happy and healthy. God is Good!

OMGoodness, Kelly! I just realized - as I scarf down my 6 Chic-fil-a nuggets (@ 33 calories a piece, thank you very much! Can you tell I'm dieting?) that you can't eat Chic-fil-a!! Well, of course you CAN, but if you're wanting to watch what you eat for Harper, you shouldn't! They fry everything in peanut oil! Oh, well. I guess that means more SONIC!! Ha! BTW, lovin' your tweets!

I'm so JEALOUS!!! I LOVE the Pioneer Woman! I have never stopped by either of those blogs, so I'll have to check them out if I can ever find time. What an awesome trip, but I'm so sad that Harper's doctors and nurses didn't get to see how well she is doing now.

Food allergies are a hard thing to deal with. We've been dealing with them for about three months although my daughter is much older than yours. It's good you were able to find out about Harpers allergies so early.

My son spent his first 29 days of life in that same EOPC - The staff there are amazing! I send them updates and pictures, but haven't been by to visit in person yet. I'll probably wait until it's cooler :-) Lucky you and the cinnamon rolls!!

oh i know you have a vast amount of admirers but i just felt compelled to nominate you for an award on my blog. i swear you make my day on so many occasions. i know you're busy, but perhaps you'll take a minute to play along. at any rate, congrats!

Kelly....how fun! Like several said, I am so jealous!! Don't know any of ya'll, and yet, i feel like we are all friends! Ha! Discovered Bigmama and Boomama at a Beth Moore weekend, and they led me to your blog, and also, PioneerWoman's. I read them all every day! I can just picture nothing but alot of laughter!!